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10th Kurdish Film Days “Serçavan” continues in Vienna
The 10th Kurdish Film Days “Serçavan” in Vienna started on Thursday with the feature film “Rojbash” and will run until 10 November. -
Music instructor sentenced to 1 year and 15 days in prison for singing a Kurdish song
Cesim Başboğa, instructor at Serhed Cultural Association, was sentenced to 1 year and 15 days in prison for singing a Kurdish song. -
Theater play about Armenian genocide performed in Qamishlo
A theater play about the Armenian massacres and resistance during the 20th century was performed in Qamishlo. -
TEV-ÇAND Europe calls for participation in rally for Öcalan to take place in Cologne on 16 November
The cultural movement TEV-ÇAND issued a call for participation in the upcoming rally scheduled for 16 November in Cologne. The march will call for the physical freedom of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan. -
Kurdish musician taken into custody in Istanbul
On 25 October, Kurdish musician Gencay Morkoç was taken into custody in Istanbul alongside dozens of others in a police raid. -
YouTube and Facebook close Kurdish artist Rotinda's accounts
Artist Rotinda's YouTube and Facebook accounts were closed as a result of complaints. -
Girê Spî Culture and Arts Festival to be held in Ain Issa at the end of October
Girê Spî Culture and Arts Festival will be held in Ain Issa at the end of October. -
Martyr Herekol book fair in Qamishlo comes to a close
Countless new works were presented at Martyr Herekol book fair in Qamishlo. Despite attacks and a permanent state of war, literature is flourishing thanks to the Rojava revolution. -
Kurdish poet and writer Cegerxwîn to be commemorated on the 40th anniversary of his death
The Kurdish poet and writer Cegerxwîn will be commemorated throughout Kurdistan today, on the 40th anniversary of his death. -
Call for unity under democratic confederalism at Paris concert
A concert was held in Paris with the understanding of “international struggle against the International Conspiracy”. The concert called on everyone who was marginalized by capitalist modernity to unite under the roof of democratic confederalism. -
Former co-chair of Kurdish Research Association sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison
Eyyüp Subaşı, former co-chair of the Kurdish Research Association, was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison. The association called the verdict hostility to the Kurdish language. -
Award-winning author Wilson: Abdullah Öcalan's leadership sends important messages to the world
Comics are on the rise and are becoming more sophisticated. It's a great time for comic artists, said Sean Wilson, author of the graphic novel "Abdullah Öcalan. An illustrated biography". -
More than 143,000 books are on display at the 8th Martyr Herekol Book Fair in Qamishlo
The 8th Martyr Herekol Book Fair in Qamishlo is attended by 54 publishing houses and literary institutions. The fair exhibits more than 143 thousand works in Kurdish, Arabic, Turkish and other languages. -
Kurdish Community Centre reopens in Frankfurt
The Kurdish Community Centre in Frankfurt has reopened in a new location. -
Call for participation in the ‘Concert for Freedom’ in Paris
Call for participation in the concert to demand ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan’ in Paris on 19 October. -
Hüseyin Çelebi Literature Festival held in Berlin
The 31st Hüseyin Çelebi Literature Festival took place in Berlin on Saturday. The annual event is a competition to promote Kurdish culture, honouring self-written short stories and poems in different languages. -
Performance '7 Acts Against Humanity - The Odyssey of Abdullah Öcalan' opens in Hanover
The interactive theater performance "7 Acts Against Humanity - The Odyssey of Abdullah Öcalan" premiered in Hanover. The play tells about the period from 9 October 1998 to 15 February 1999. -
8th New York Kurdish Film Festival kicks off today
Everything set for the opening night of the 8th edition of the New York Kurdish Film Festival. -
Turkey bans Kurdish-language film Rojbash from commercial release
The culture ministry deemed the film Rojbash “unsuitable for commercial circulation,” effectively banning it from reaching cinemas. -
Exhibition 'Reflection' by Ali Zülfikar opens in Berlin
The exhibition Reflection by Ali Zülfikar opened in Berlin-Mitte on Thursday. At the vernissage, left-wing MP Gökay Akbulut called for "artistic freedom for Kurdish artists in Germany too". -
Musician Engin Cengiz taken into custody
The state's repressive apparatus against Kurdish culture in Turkey is still running at full speed. Musician Engin Cengiz has been taken into custody. In the meantime, musicians Helim Arslan and Azad Bedran Kızılkar have been released. -
TEV-ÇAND Europe: The target of detentions is the Kurdish culture and art
The cultural movement TEV-ÇAND Europe condemned the detention of Kurdish artists Helim Arslan (Omerî) and Azad Bedran Kızılkar by the Turkish state and stated that Kurdish culture and art are being targeted. -
'Fikir-Zikir-Çalakî' exhibition opens in Milan anand Heidelberg
As part of the international action days for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, the exhibition "Fikir-Zikir-Çalakî - Journey into a new tomorrow" opened in Milan and Heidelberg. -
MKM denounces detentions of artists Helim Ömerî and Azad Bedran
The MKM confirmed on Monday night that artists Helim Ömerî and Azad Bedran, had been taken into custody, and said: “Kurdish music and art cannot be silenced.” -
Kurds attend the National Minorities Festival in Yerevan
Kurds took part in the National Minorities Festival in Yerevan. Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's book translated into Armenian attracted great interest.